CJ Purcell

Posts Tagged ‘Newspapers’

KT OMG…

In Newspapers, Online on August 17, 2011 at 7:01 pm

Where would we be without the Khaleej Times? Probably in a much better place, but, having said that, the paper continues to batter the English language like it was a baby seal. Take the screen shot to the right. It shows just some of the ways English dies just a little, every day on the KT homepage. This is a world where pressure is piled, where governments duel, where debates stir, where PMs slam and where tongues are colourful.

The cliche is alive and well in Al Quoz.
God help us all.

What newspapers did next

In Newspapers on November 23, 2009 at 7:43 am

Magtastic has a brilliant post about i, a newly designed Portugese tabloid that combines brilliant magazine-style design with compelling content. In a world of newspaper sameness, this could be one way to buck the decline in newspaper sales. Content may be king – and on the internet, mainly free – but when it’s packaged this nicely, you will still be able to sell it.

 

 

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